SM U-45
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Name | U-45 |
Ordered | 22 June 1914 |
Builder | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
Yard number | 23 |
Launched | 15 April 1915 |
Commissioned | 9 October 1915 |
Fate | Sunk 12 September 1917 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Type U-43 submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 65.00 m (213 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
Beam |
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Height | 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 3.74 m (12 ft 3 in) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | 2 shafts |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 36 |
Armament |
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Service record | |
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Commanders: |
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Operations: | 7 patrols |
Victories: |
SM U-45[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-45 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
U-45 was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean northwest of the Shetland Islands (55°48′N 7°30′W / 55.800°N 7.500°W) by the Royal Navy submarine HMS D7 on 12 September 1917 with the loss of 43 of her 45 crewmen.
Summary of raiding history[]
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[2] |
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27 April 1916 | Industry | ![]() |
4,044 | Sunk |
30 April 1916 | Vinifreda | ![]() |
1,441 | Sunk |
2 May 1916 | Le Pilier | ![]() |
2,427 | Sunk |
2 May 1916 | Maud | ![]() |
120 | Sunk |
5 July 1916 | Geertruida | ![]() |
140 | Sunk |
28 September 1916 | Fuchsia | ![]() |
145 | Sunk |
21 January 1917 | Gladys | ![]() |
275 | Sunk |
21 January 1917 | Lucy | ![]() |
280 | Sunk |
21 January 1917 | Star of the Sea | ![]() |
197 | Sunk |
26 January 1917 | Tabasco | ![]() |
2,987 | Sunk |
2 February 1917 | Garnet Hill | ![]() |
2,272 | Sunk |
3 February 1917 | Belford | ![]() |
1,905 | Sunk |
3 February 1917 | Eavestone | ![]() |
1,858 | Sunk |
4 February 1917 | Eridania | ![]() |
3,171 | Sunk |
4 February 1917 | Thor II | ![]() |
2,144 | Sunk |
10 February 1917 | Ostrich | ![]() |
148 | Sunk |
28 April 1917 | Olga | ![]() |
1,672 | Sunk |
3 May 1917 | Palm Branch | ![]() |
3,891 | Damaged |
3 May 1917 | Truvor | ![]() |
2,462 | Sunk |
11 May 1917 | Hermes | ![]() |
3,579 | Sunk |
19 May 1917 | Elise | ![]() |
137 | Sunk |
1 July 1917 | Eclipse | ![]() |
185 | Sunk |
15 July 1917 | Mariston | ![]() |
2,908 | Sunk |
16 July 1917 | Ribston | ![]() |
3,372 | Sunk |
17 July 1917 | Haworth | ![]() |
4,456 | Sunk |
20 July 1917 | Nevisbrook | ![]() |
3,140 | Sunk |
21 July 1917 | Dafila | ![]() |
1,754 | Sunk |
24 July 1917 | Zateja | ![]() |
67 | Sunk |
References[]
Notes[]
Citations[]
- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 8–10.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 45". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
Bibliography[]
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
Categories:
- World War I submarines of Germany
- 1914 ships
- Ships built in Danzig
- U-boats commissioned in 1915
- Maritime incidents in 1917
- U-boats sunk in 1917
- U-boats sunk by British submarines
- Type U 43 submarines
- World War I shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean